Laparoscopic adrenalectomy: Where do we stand now?

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 220, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 259-265

  Karanikola, Evridiki ^b   Tsigris, Christos ^a   Kontzoglou, Konstantinos ^a   Nikiteas, Nikolaos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic adrenalectomy; Retroperitoneal approaches; Surgical techniques; Transperitoneal approaches

Indexed keywords

ADRENAL CYST; ADRENAL HEMORRHAGE; ADRENALECTOMY; BODY POSITION; CUSHING SYNDROME; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MYELOLIPOMA; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; REVIEW; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADRENALECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 77951244677     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.220.259     Document Type: Review

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